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Prosecute

Anton Vasilescu edited this page May 9, 2023 · 1 revision

In criminal law, prosecute means to initiate criminal proceedings against a person. Such actions are initiated by the prosecuting attorney, for example, a local District Attorney, state Attorney General, or federal United States Attorney.

In intellectual property law, a lawyer will prosecute on behalf of a client an application to obtain, for example, a patent or trademark.

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